NR 845.04(7) (7) “County office staff” means county office personnel trained to answer general well location and pump installation questions and to accept permit applications.

NR 845.04(8) (8) “Delegation level” means the program level, as set forth in s. NR 845.05, at which a county is authorized to administer and enforce ch. NR 812.

NR 845.04(9) (9) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

NR 845.04(10) (10) “Department district offices” means offices located in:

NR 845.04(10)(a) (a) Northwest District, Box 309, Spooner, WI 54801.

NR 845.04(10)(b) (b) North Central District, Box 818, Rhinelander, WI 54501.

NR 845.04(10)(c) (c) Western District, 1300 W. Clairemont Ave., Box 4001, Eau Claire, WI 54702.

NR 845.04(10)(d) (d) Lake Michigan District, 1125 N. Military Ave., Box 10448, Green Bay, WI 54307.

NR 845.04(10)(e) (e) Southeast District, 2300 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Box 12436, Milwaukee, WI 53212.

NR 845.04(10)(f) (f) Southern District, 3911 Fish Hatchery Rd., Fitchburg, WI 53711.

NR 845.04(11) (11) “Drillhole” means an excavation, opening or driven point well deeper than it is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface.

NR 845.04(11)(a) (a) “Heat exchange drillhole” means a drillhole used for closed loop heat exchange purposes.

NR 845.04(11)(b) (b) “Lower drillhole” means that part of a drillhole below the vertical zone of contamination or below the well casing pipe.

NR 845.04(11)(c) (c) “Upper enlarged drillhole” means a drillhole, larger in diameter than the well casing pipe.

NR 845.04(12) (12) “Emergency installation” means an installation made as a result of an unforeseen problem with an existing private water system, such as a well not producing water, that could be a hazard to the health of humans or livestock served by a potable well.

NR 845.04(14) (14) “Health hazard” means a condition which constitutes:

NR 845.04(14)(a) (a) A violation of ch. NR 812 regarding the installation, construction, operation or maintenance of a private well; or

NR 845.04(14)(b) (b) Confirmed bacteriologically-unsafe well water quality.

NR 845.04(15) (15) “Noncommunity water system” means a public water supply system that serves year-round residents.

NR 845.04 Note Note: Examples of a non-community water system include those serving schools, motels, restaurants, churches, campgrounds and parks.

NR 845.04(16) (16) “Noncomplying well or pump installation” means a private water system not in compliance with all provisions of ch. NR 812 in effect at the time the well was constructed or the pump was installed.

NR 845.04(17) (17) “Performance standards” means standards established by the department specifying the success level a county is required to achieve and maintain in order to retain authorization for a delegation level.

NR 845.04(18) (18) “Person” means an individual, corporation, company, association, cooperative, trust, institution, partnership, state, public utility, sanitary district, municipality or federal, state or interstate agency.

NR 845.04(19) (19) “Personal interest” means having a financial interest in a property or being related by marriage or birth to a person having a financial interest in a property.

NR 845.04(20) (20) “Primary drinking water standards” means those maximum contaminant levels which represent minimum public health standards set forth in ch. NR 809.

NR 845.04(21) (21) “Private water system” means the water collection, storage and treatment facilities and all structures, piping and appurtenances by which water is provided for human consumption by other than community water systems. For the purpose of this chapter, it includes noncommunity water systems.

NR 845.04(22) (22) “Private water systems inspector” means a county employee trained by the department to inspect the well location and pump installation and collect water samples for any private water system.

NR 845.04(23) (23) “Private water systems ordinance” means a county ordinance, approved by the department, regulating private water systems at the county’s authorized delegation level.

NR 845.04(24) (24) “Private well” means, for the purpose of this chapter, any drilled, driven point, dug, bored or jetted well constructed for the purpose of obtaining groundwater for potable use, including wells constructed in special well casing depth areas and noncommunity wells. It does not include springs, or private or public wells that require written plan approval from the department.